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Chef Cleetus Friedman has had a long relationship with the Chicago Botanic Garden. You may know him as the executive chef of Fountainhead, the Bar on Buena, and the Northman, soon to open in Chicago. Perhaps you have enjoyed his appearances at the Garden…﻿

A bridge can be a portal, a passage, a strategic position, an arrival, a departure, or a place to meet halfway. And of course bridges can be marvelously romantic, as anyone who’s gasped at a mist-shrouded Golden Gate Bridge or taken a Parisian boat ride…﻿

If you spot a Chicago Botanic Garden volunteer wrapping their arms around a tree trunk this summer, don’t be surprised—what looks like a loving hug is actually a scientific measurement in process. Using a specially designed tape measure, volunteers are…﻿

Wildfire. Flooding. Thirst. These issues can all be addressed through large-scale landscape restoration according to speakers at the 2015 Janet Meakin Poor Research Symposium. Addressing a crowd of regional stewardship professionals and academics, as well…﻿

Vegetable varieties have disappeared! Join us in planting #heirloom#seeds from @Seedsaversx, @LandrethSeedCo and @rareseeds.

Think about this vegetable fact: In 1903, 544 varieties of cabbage were listed by seed houses across the United States. By 1983, just 28 of those varieties were represented in our national seed bank at the National Seed Storage Laboratory (now the…﻿

My name is Duana Pearson, and I work as a full-time horticulturist at the Eden Project in Cornwall, England. But this summer I’ve had the opportunity to travel and work at the Chicago Botanic Garden. When I first joined the Eden Project four and a half…﻿

A little-heralded #herb is the star of the garden this year. #goodeats

“One of the pleasantest of the sweet-herbs, and sooner or later to be tried by every gardener.” That’s how Henry Beston sums up summer savory in his classic Herbs and the Earth. Savory is an under-appreciated herb that doesn’t make many American top ten…﻿

We often refer to the Chicago Botanic Garden as a “living museum.” As an art historian and a natural history museum aficionado, this term makes sense to me. When I worked at the Art Institute of Chicago, I helped curate the 1995 encyclopedic Claude Monet:…﻿

The Garden receives recognition and praise for two outreach programs at the recent American Public Gardens Association (APGA) Conference. Award for Program Excellence The American Public Gardens Association awarded the Chicago Botanic Garden’s Science…﻿

Simplicity is critical in creating a striking Instagram photo. Here are some tips to help you reduce distractions and bring focus to your pictures. Show us your reds, whites, and blues on Instagram June 29 through July 7! Go outside and snap a pic of any…﻿